κῆτος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εος, τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">any sea-monster</b> or <b class="b2">huge fish</b>, δελφῖνάς τε κύνας τε καὶ εἴ ποθι μεῖζον ἑλῃσι κῆτος <span class="bibl">Od.12.97</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">5.421</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.20.147</span>, <span class="bibl">Mosch.2.116</span>; of seals, <span class="bibl">Od.4.446</span>,<span class="bibl">452</span>; of the monster to which Andromeda was exposed, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>121</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>556</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>1033</span>; of the tunny, <span class="bibl">Archestr. <span class="title">Fr.</span>34.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in Natural History, of the spouting <b class="b2">cetacea</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>566b2</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PA</span>669a8</span>, <span class="bibl">697a16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> name of a constellation, <span class="bibl">Arat.354</span>, Eudox. ap. <span class="bibl">Hipparch.1.2.20</span>.</span>